By Margaret Kamba 

The month of my birth continues to bring turmoil and pain. My cousins and I, all born in September have begun to question why our beloved ones are being taken from us during this same month when we should be celebrating addition of more years to our lives. 

First it was my grandmother and grandfather on the same day, then some years later was my cousin, then my cousin's husband and this year, an aunt and sister in law have been taken. All these deaths come are interwoven with our birthdays, you get lost in the need to celebrate your own birth.

Despite relay our suspicions to the elderly within the family, they see nothing wrong or simply do not want to think there's anything wrong.

 But what if there is? What if there's something that must be done to put an end to this trend? What if there's someone within the family causing it? My what ifs will not stop until the trend ceases to exist.

We may want to distance ourselves from any spiritual involvement in this whole maze but the truth of the matter is something is indeed happening. We are young and the elderly may want to silence us from questioning the origins of this trend. How do we stop this from pulling in those married into our families? How do we stop it from pulling ourselves into it? How do we stop it from causing so much pain and misery?

One thing I know is that we are ourselves before we are called Christians. We have a culture that pulls us towards it, despite us reading these Bibles. Even in the Bible, there are instances when people were called to settle these scores if they wanted things to go smoothly.

 Why then should we ignore and continue to neglect our own? Why then should we turn a blind eye to the things that bother us simply because we are told to do so? Why should fear be instilled in us when we try to find the truth? 

The truth will come out and whatever it is, I hope we all have the courage to face it and do the needful.